Transaction in Own Shares

Wickes Group PLC
17 April 2024
 

17th April 2024

Wickes Group plc

("Wickes" or the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

 

Wickes Group plc ("Wickes" or the "Company") announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each through Peel Hunt LLP ("Peel Hunt").

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:

16th April 2024

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

158,890

Lowest price per share (pence):

153.2

Highest price per share (pence):

155.0

Weighted average price per day (pence):

154.2271

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

Including the above purchases, Wickes has purchased a total of 11,611,572 ordinary shares since the commencement of the buyback programme. 

 

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 248,026,426. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury.

 

Once the shares are cancelled, the total number of voting rights in Wickes will therefore be 248,026,426. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 

 

The table below contains detailed information about the purchases made as part of the buyback programme.

  

Aggregate information:

Venue

Volume-weighted average price (p)

Aggregated volume

Lowest price per share (p)

Highest price per share (p)

XLON

154.2271

158,890

153.2

155.0

 

Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of UK law, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme is detailed below:

 

Date and time of each trade

Number of shares purchased

Price (pence per share)

Trading Venue

Transaction Reference Number

16th April 2024 10:52:04

1735

155

XLON

00160912007TRLO0

16th April 2024 10:52:13

480

154.4

XLON

00160912031TRLO0

16th April 2024 10:52:13

959

154.4

XLON

00160912032TRLO0

16th April 2024 10:52:13

188

154.4

XLON

00160912033TRLO0

16th April 2024 10:53:05

80000

154.4

XLON

00160912127TRLO0

16th April 2024 12:23:42

50000

154.4

XLON

00160917696TRLO0

16th April 2024 10:52:05

1284

154.2

XLON

00160912017TRLO0

16th April 2024 10:52:05

470

154.2

XLON

00160912018TRLO0

16th April 2024 10:52:06

362

153.4

XLON

00160912023TRLO0

16th April 2024 10:52:06

1489

153.4

XLON

00160912024TRLO0

16th April 2024 14:17:53

21923

153.2

XLON

00160924127TRLO0

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

Holly Grainger

Director of Investor Relations

07341 680426

holly.grainger@wickes.co.uk

 

Lucy Legh, Will Smith
Headland - PR Adviser to the Company
+44 (0) 0203 805 4822
wickes@headlandconsultancy.com

 

LEI: 213800IEX9ZXJRAOL133

 

 

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